Sumerian the Company
Company overview, philosophy & ethics
Founded in 2002, Sumerian provides IT Analytics that deliver insight into the strategic and operational capability of IT services.
Sumerian IT Analytics is a combination of pioneering data-driven analytics and pragmatic human expertise. This unique pairing supplies actionable insight* that elevates enterprise IT environments to new levels of proactiveness and strategic business alignment.
Why the name?
Our name was inspired by the Sumerian, an innovative people who are credited as being one of the world’s earliest civilisations, circa 3500 BC.
The Sumerians built unique stepped pyramids known as ziggurats – the representation of which we use within our company logo. The ziggurat illustrates the steps we take to transform data into intelligence – with raw data as a base and gradual, pragmatic steps to transform the data into focussed insight.
Our philosophy and values
We’re passionate about what we do and have established values that are carried throughout our work with our clients, stakeholders and ourselves.
A world-class company
We want to be widely recognised and acknowledged as a world-class company that consistently delivers differentiated value, as measured by our clients and the market.
We work for Sumerian because we want to
We create an enriching work environment which is interesting, challenging and engaging, where each member of staff has the opportunity to grow and feel professionally fulfilled.
We give back to society
We recognise that it is not enough to be economically successful. We have a responsibility to make a positive contribution back to society by giving time, energy and resources to generate sustainable social and economic change.
Our values
Commitment
- We’re motivated to work actively, diligently and enthusiastically in producing quality work for our clients.
- We’re willing to walk the extra mile in working mutually with our clients to make an impact.
- We are committed to provide our staff with a world-class environment in which they can both work and develop themselves.
Innovation
- Innovation is the lifeblood of Sumerian.
- We value innovation in whatever form in takes, from solving problems for our clients to finding new ways to work.
- Our working environment will always enable and value innovation.
Integrity
- We do the right thing.
- We’re authentic, consistent, fair and honest in our work with ourselves and with our clients.
- We uphold confidentiality and justice, and act lawfully to protect ourselves, our stakeholders and our clients.
Responsibility
- We take responsibility for our own actions and work.
- We take collective responsibility for looking after the interests of our staff and clients.
- We take corporate responsibility very seriously and ensure we provide strong governance for our business.
- We are passionate about social responsibility and want to give something back to society.
World-class
- We are committed to creating a world-class working environment within the company, delivering world-class work for our clients, and a world-class market performance.
Sumerian Foundation
Building a great business is not the only answer to the problems of the world we live in. So at Sumerian we have a policy of investing a percentage of our profits into programmes that support child education around the world.
To deliver on this, we established the Sumerian Foundation - a UK registered charity that provides a source of long-term funding and support to help educate and care for children in the developing world.